1960s
George E. Shook ’63 Agr (Blue Band, AZ) was honored in October 2023 with a distinguished service award from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He joined the faculty as assistant professor in the dairy science department in 1967 and served as chair of dairy science from 1990 to 1996. After 39 years of service in teaching and research, he retired in 2006. He lives in Middleton, Wis.
Jerry Zolten ’69 Lib co-produced, co-wrote, and was featured in the 2018 documentary film How They Got Over: Gospel Quartets and the Road to Rock ‘n’ Roll, which was screened nationally on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) as part of its 2025 Juneteenth celebration programming. He lives in State College.
1970s
Rodney Wilson ’71 Eng was elected president of the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers for the 2024-2025 term. He previously served as president of the Engineers Foundation of Ohio. He is retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation, District 11, at New Philadelphia, in Traffic Engineering. He lives in New Philadelphia, Ohio.
Jay S. Feldstein ’75 Lib received the 2025 Dale. S. Dodson Award from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) for his contributions to the advancement of osteopathic medical education. The award is given on behalf of AACOM’s assembly of presidents to a current or past CEO or CAO of an osteopathic medical college who has made significant contributions to the advancement and support of osteopathic medical education. He lives in Gladwyne, Pa.
Robert (Bob) Purnell ’78 Agr retired in February 2025 from Weyerhaeuser after 18 years as senior geneticist and southern tree improvement program manager. He also spent 18 years with International Paper in various positions in their Southern Tree Improvement Research Program and five years at The Institute for Commercial Forestry Research at the University of Natal, South Africa. An adjunct professor at North Carolina State University since 1989, Purnell and his wife, Betsy, live in Saluda, N.C.
1980s
Michael F. Flannery ’80 Edu retired in May after a 39-year career with Oracle Health as a lead technology architect. He also taught high school math for six years. He lives in Wake Forest, N.C.
Karen Klein ’82 Com received the 2025 Sue Rugge Memorial Award from the Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) during the AIIP’s annual symposium in April. The award honors an AIIP member who has significantly helped fellow members through formal or informal mentoring. Klein is the founder and sole proprietor of Fulcrum Information Resources, based in Reading, Pa. The company provides business research, project management, and technical writing services to businesses primarily in the manufacturing, transportation, and engineering sectors. She lives in Reading.
Jeff Hansen ’83 Eng retired from Carlisle Construction Materials LLC after 41 years with the company. He worked as an industrial engineer and in manufacturing management, and finished his career as director of corporate transportation. He lives in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Greg Touhill ’83 Lib was named a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors Blue Ribbon Commission on Cybersecurity and of the U.S. Air Force Cyberspace and Air Traffic Control Hall of Honor. He was also named to the U.S. Air Force Cyberspace and Communications Hall of Fame and awarded the Military Order of Thor Gold Medal by the Military Cyber Professionals Association. He lives in Cranberry Township, Pa.
Phil Iannuzzi ’84 Bus (ΦΚΤ) recently published Leadership Excellence: Empower Your Leadership With the Model for Sustained Leadership Success. Drawing from research, literature, and over 40 years of leadership experience in business, the military, education, and the aerospace industry, the book introduces a new leadership development model designed to help current and aspiring leaders empower and sustain their leadership capability over the long term. A retired Air Force colonel and command pilot, Iannuzzi held senior leadership roles in the Department of Defense, including assignments as Pentagon program manager, flying squadron commander, director of global flight operations, and director of NATO’s Joint Task Force Operations Center. He also spent 15 years in the aerospace industry with The Boeing Company. He lives in Doylestown, Pa.
Robert Constable ’85 Sci retired on March 31 after 40 years in industry. He spent 20 years in plastics and specialty chemicals with British Petroleum and Uniroyal Chemical and another 20 years with Sanofi, where he worked in competitive intelligence and strategy for the vaccines business unit. He and his wife, Mary Anne, live in Easton, Pa.
Donna Streett Imbierowicz ’86 Agr established the Carly Imbierowicz Foundation in her late daughter's name to raise awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide. Read the full profile.
Jeffrey D’Italia ’89 Bus was inducted into the Equitable Hall of Fame, which recognizes financial advisers for their achievements. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Glen Mills, Pa.
Aroostine Sheston ’89 Lib was selected to represent the state of Virginia in July’s Young People’s Continental Congress in Philadelphia. She teaches World History at Brooke Point High School, near Washington, D.C. She and her student, Nam Nguyen, spent a week in July immersing themselves in American Revolutionary history. She lives in Fredericksburg, Va.
1990s
Scott A. Larimer ’90 Sci retired from the U.S. Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division after more than 34 years of service. He lives in Fredericksburg, Va.
Joe Luscavage ’91 Lib was named director of benefits at Assure Software. He and his wife, Lonnie E. Luscavage ’92 Sci, live in Cochranville, Pa.
INSPIRING LEADERS: John Amaechi’s new book, It’s Not Magic: The Ordinary Skills of Exceptional Leaders, imparts the strategies and techniques the world’s best leaders use to influence, impact, and motivate others. Amaechi ’94 Lib is a psychologist and Professor of Leadership at the University of Exeter Business School in the U.K.
Michael George ’95 EMS was elected mayor of Charles Town, W.Va., in May. He and his family live in Charles Town.
Brian Glazer ’97 Sci is the co-founder and CEO of Hohonu, a public-private partnership dedicated to providing real-time water data that operates in 16 states, and developer of an app that empowers communities to combat flooding and dangerously high water levels. Read the full profile.
Jose Lugaro ’98 Bus was recently appointed chief development officer for Kids In Need of Defense (KIND). KIND is a global leader in the protection of unaccompanied and separated children who are forcibly displaced from their countries of origin. Building on its extensive programming and successful model in the U.S., KIND is expanding in the Americas and Europe to bring its experience to bear in working with more children facing these challenges. Jose will lead a global team in their worldwide fundraising and engagement initiatives. He lives in Philadelphia.
2000s
Russell K. Columbus ’00 Edu, ’00 Sci retired after 25 years as a science teacher at Monroe High School in Monroe, Mich. He and his family live in Saline, Mich.
AN OOEY GOOEY ADVENTURE: In Meredith Newman’s latest children’s book, Bakery Babies, little ones sneak out of their cribs at night to raid the local bakery. Newman ’01 Lib is a former elementary school teacher; her sister-in-law, Ka Huen (Gaga) Kwong-Newman, illustrated Bakery Babies.
Nicole Gelb ’02 H&HD and Ben Gelb ’02 H&HD welcomed a baby girl, Gabrielle, in February 2025. They live in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Paolo Sica ’02 Lib (ΔΦ) retired from the U.S. Army in June 2025 after 28 years of service. He commanded the Bellefonte National Guard unit, C/2-112 IN “chargers” throughout their 2008-2009 combat deployment to Iraq. He lives in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Gary Cimperman ’07, ’09 MA Lib Hbg married Natalie Goldberg on April 26, 2025, in McVeytown, Pa. They live in Mount Laurel, N.J.
Laurel D. Roglen ’08 Lib, a litigator and member of law firm Ballard Spahr’s bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, and restructuring group, was selected by Philadelphia Business Journal as a 2025 40 Under 40 honoree. She represents corporate clients in bankruptcies, workouts, and restructurings, with a focus on nationwide retail bankruptcy cases. Roglen represents the City of Chester in its Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy, and lives in Middletown, Del.
Adam Roseman ’09 Com (ΒΣΒ) joined international law firm Reed Smith as a partner in its global Labor and Employment Group in Philadelphia. Roseman represents companies nationwide in litigation involving safety and health investigations and citations alleging OSHA violations, often involving workplace accidents and fatalities. He also counsels management on workplace issues and litigates restrictive covenant and trade secrets cases. He lives in Wynnewood, Pa.
2010s
Ashley Harshbarger ’10 Agr (ΔΣΘ) and Chad Hoover ’10 Agr welcomed their son, Jhett, on March 6, 2025. Jhett joins his older brother Jason. They live in Patton, Pa.
Sean Martin McGann ’11 Bus welcomed his son, Jonathan Martin McGann, on May 23, 2025. He lives in Falls Church, Va.
Heather Freitag Barbalace ’14 A&A, ’14 Com (THON) and Michael Barbalace ’14 Bus welcomed their first child, Lily Rose Barbalace, on May 17, 2025. They live in Hoboken, N.J.
Joe Bergin ’14 Bus (ΑΣΦ) co-founded Commonwealth M&A, a boutique M&A advisory firm that received M&A Source’s Platinum Award for closing over $50M in deals in one year. Bergin spent nine years with Johnson & Johnson and lives in Kennett Square, Pa.
K. Terrell Hutchins ’14 Sci joined law firm Blank Rome LLP’s New York office as an associate in the finance, restructuring, and bankruptcy group. He leads all aspects of drafting, negotiating, and implementing credit facilities, and he represents institutional lenders in structuring and documenting both domestic and international transactions across various industries including transportation, retail, pharmaceuticals, and oil and gas. He lives in Philadelphia.
Grace Kiver '18 A&A has had the opportunity to sing at some of the country’s most high-profile events as a member of the National Cathedral Choir, including the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter in January. Read the full profile.
Kelley Gaffney ’19 Lib, ’19 Sci married Jensen Re ’17 Lib in September 2024. They live in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
2020s
Kevin Forrest ’20 Eng (ΤΕΦ) and Courtney Moul ’20 Com were married on Oct. 11, 2024, in Havre de Grace, Md. They live in Reisterstown, Md.
Bailey McBride Senerchia ’20 Com (ΔΓ) and her husband, Jared Senerchia ’19 Eng, welcomed their second daughter, Matilda, on Dec. 3, 2024. They live in Leander, Texas.
Roxanne Anderson ’21 Sci launched a coaching and consulting business, Anderson Agility, in July. The company offers high-speed, cost-effective project management services for mid-sized to large corporations. She lives in Norristown, Pa.
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